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ARD, Chronological Files, Aug. - Sep. 1956., 08/01/1956-09/30/1956

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 53
Identifier: 48558

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Chronological files for the Arabian Affairs Department of Aramco.

Dates

  • 08/01/1956-09/30/1956

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Extent

From the Collection: 19.5 Linear Feet (18 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

Carbon correspondence and reports for the Arabian Research Division and Local Government Relations of Aramco. Includes discussion of common management issues, bedouins in Ghawar, Arabic language training, Aramco archaeology and anthropology, the Saudi press, Saudi boundary disputes (esp. with Iraq), Saudi government fining of bedouin tribes, Shaikh Yusuf al-Mubarak, pilgrimage transportation, Aramco aerial photography mapping, and the Aramco library. Includes correspondence to and from John W. Pendleton, F. S. Vidal, W. Burleigh, J. A. Fadil, L. Dutro, Robert L. Headley, N. A. Scardino, John F. Palmer, Thomas C. Barger, Leonard A. Siwek, Hellmut Ritter, George S. Rentz, Etienne J. Guerin, Homer C. Mueller, J. R. Jones, Clark Cypher, Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Latif, and James Terry Duce.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

ARAMCO (1956) - LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter

ARAMCO (1956) - ARABIAN RESEARCH DIVISION - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter

SAUDI ARABIA (1956) - BEDOUINS IN GHAWAR AREA - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

ARAMCO (1956) - ARABIC LANGUAGE TRAINING - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

ARAMCO (1956) - ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

ARAMCO (1956) - ANTHROPOLOGY PROGRAM - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

SAUDI ARABIA (1956) - PRESS - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

SAUDI ARABIA (1956) - BOUNDARY DISPUTES - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

IRAQ (1956) - BOUNDARY DISPUTES - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

SAUDI ARABIA (1956) - BEDOUIN TRIBES FINED - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

MUBARAK, YUSUF - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

SAUDI ARABIA (1956) - PILGRIMAGE TRANSPORTATION - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

ARAMCO (1956) - AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY MAPPING - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

ARAMCO (1956) - LIBRARY - CORRESP. RE: Autographed Letter

PENDLETON, JOHN W. - CORRESP. FROM: Autographed Letter

VIDAL, FEDERICO S. "RICK" - CORRESP. TO & FROM: Autographed Letter

BURLEIGH, WILLIAM, JR. - CORRESP. TO & FROM: Autographed Letter

FADIL, JOSEPH A. - CORRESP. TO: Autographed Letter

DUTRO, L. - CORRESP. TO: Autographed Letter

HEADLEY, ROBERT L. - CORRESP. FROM: Autographed Letter

SCARDINO, NED A. - CORRESP. TO: Autographed Letter

PALMER, JOHN W. - CORRESP. FROM: Autographed Letter

BARGER, THOMAS C. - CORRESP. TO: Autographed Letter

SIWEK, LEONARD A. - CORRESP. FROM: Autographed Letter

RITTER, HELLMUT - CORRESP. TO: Autographed Letter

RENTZ, GEORGE S. - CORRESP. FROM: Autographed Letter

GUERIN, ETIENNE J. - CORRESP. TO: Autographed Letter

MUELLER, HOMER C. - CORRESP. TO & FROM: Autographed Letter

JONES, JOHN R. - CORRESP. TO: Autographed Letter

CYPHER, CLARK - CORRESP. FROM: Autographed Letter

MUHAMMAD IBN 'ABD AL-LATIF - CORRESP. TO: Autographed Letter

DUCE, JAMES TERRY - CORRESP. TO: Autographed Letter

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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